Syracuse and Penn State are renewing their long football rivalry with a game at New Meadowlands Stadium. The contest in August 2013 will be the first of a three-game series announced Wednesday. The two schools also are working to finalize an agreement to play a home-and-home series in 2020-21.

After withdrawing his name from consideration for the Syracuse position, East Carolina head coach Skip Holtz was quick to shift the spotlight onto the Pirates' AutoZone Liberty Bowl matchup with Kentucky.

New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Doug Marrone is the new football coach at Syracuse. Marrone is a former captain at Syracuse in the mid-1980s, and the school said Friday he will succeed Greg Robinson. He was fired after compiling a 10-37 record in four seasons.

Nearly two weeks after the unveiling of a statue of former Syracuse University running back Ernie Davis that mistakenly depicts him wearing Nike shoes, sculptor Bruno Lucchesi is still waiting to make the corrections.